Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Republic of the Congo

Tobacco use prevalence in the Republic of the Congo in 2024 — 16.2%. Ranked 70 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 4.5 pp.

2024 16.2% +0.3 pp vs 2023
World rank 70of 166
Period maximum 16.2%2024
Period minimum 11.7%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Republic of the Congo, 2000–202410121416182000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 11.7%2005: 12.2%2007: 12.4%2010: 12.9%2015: 13.8%2020: 15%2022: 15.5%2023: 15.9%2024: 16.2%
Change over the period: +4.5 pp Annual average: 0.19 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo 16.2%
World 20.3%
Middle Africa computed 10.7%
Tobacco use prevalence — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 16.2 +0.3 pp
2023 15.9 +0.4 pp
2022 15.5
2020 15
2015 13.8
2010 12.9
2007 12.4
2005 12.2
2000 11.7

Middle Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that uses tobacco — cigarettes, cigars, pipes, waterpipe, smokeless tobacco. The WHO estimates are age-standardized, so countries with different age composition can be compared directly. Tobacco remains one of the leading preventable causes of death.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.